Coming October 15th, 1% CLUB Basketball will be organizing the 6th Annual "North Bay's Finest", Instructional showcase for the top 125 players of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano, Humboldt-Del Norte, Lake, and Mendocino counties, respectively.  Also, with the event being held in Solano county, players from the Sacramento Area will be invited as well.   The showcase event will once again involve skill training in the early sessions, followed by evaluated team games in the latter sessions. The cost is $50 if pre-registered before Oct. 8th. Walk up registration cost is $60.  This years event will be held at Solano Community College (Fairfield Campus).

The idea for the "The Finest" Showcase events came about by Jeremy Russotti with the vision for a more positive, beneficial, and true grassroots basketball events in areas that were overlooked.  Back in 2001-2002, two of coach Russotti's former players received b-ball scholarships to the PAC-10 Conference. Ironically, both of them were never invited to any local or national so-called "exposure events"; over looked mostly because of the area they resided in. At that point, Russotti knew a quality showcase event could really help draw needed attention to any area, resulting in more recruting resources for top local talent. More importantly, he realized the importance of INSTRUCTIONALSKILL TRAINING vs EXPOSURE and the impact it had on his player's future recruitments. Therefore, the main focus of the event will be on skill building (6 total hours), with the added bonus of 4-5 games of evaluated team games.

Not only will the event be endorsed by scouting services, but also will include a report written by 1% CLUB Basketball that is posted on Prep Websites and Blog Sites.  Says camp director Jeremy Russotti, "We really take pride in spreading our message about individual skill building and how it can really drive your future recruitment process.  The success of Josh Akognon, has really come full circle, backing our message that was started 6 years ago.  Also, there is a lot of talent in the North Bay that various colleges or junior colleges never get the chance to see or read about.  Furthermore, we want to help bridge these connections, while trying to build intrinsic motivation within our attendee's to the importance of skill building in their daily routines.....and not just playing games." 


09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:15 Dynamic Warmup
10:15-10:45 Stationary Handling
10:45-11:30 Attack Moves
11:30-12:15 Secondary Finishes
12:15-12:45 1 on 1 Skill Competition
12:45-01:00 Game Prep
01:00-05:00 Games

Players will have a lunch break scheduled with their designated team and a concessions stand will be open on site. Parents and coaches are welcome to attend, however the bleachers will remain closed in order to maximize floor space.

For any questions, please contact Director Eddie Wilson at (707) 208-3346, or via email at eddie@1percentclub.org

CLICK HERE for list of 2011 Player Invitees